by TACF | Mar 13, 2009
We're extremely excited to announce that Christine Cadigan has accepted the position of summer intern for the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. The internship is made possible by grants from the Stanback Scholarship Fund at the Nicholas School of...
by TACF | Sep 18, 2005
The Board of Directors met Saturday September 17th Present: Marshal Case, Rod Longley, Pat Van de Kamp, Bill Adamsen, Gayle Kida, Charles Dobos Not Present: Paul Wagner, John Anderson, Garrett Smith, Nancy Cebik Draft Minutes (await acceptance at next board meeting)...
by TACF | Sep 19, 2016
In a seed orchard we plant 3000 nuts representing crosses between the twenty lines of trees we pollinated and grew in our backcross orchards. We monitor them for resistance and remove the trees until only those very resistant and American chestnut looking trees...
by TACF | Jan 18, 2015
We need new locations for seed-orchards, and we’re looking for partners. Seed orchards are the next major phase of the breeding program and we are actively pursuing locations that could support the seed orchards. A seed orchard is the required next step in...
by TACF | Feb 23, 2008
For the period of the Hartford Flower Show (February 21-24, 2008) the Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is offering a special membership promotion – Enhanced Regular Memberships which include gifts of recently published and...